On This Day

Sunday, August 2, 1903

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Americans 55 32 .632 --
Athletics 52 36 .591 3.5
Naps 45 41 .523 9.5
Highlanders 41 40 .506 11.0
Tigers 42 42 .500 11.5
White Sox 39 45 .464 14.5
Browns 38 46 .452 15.5
Senators 28 58 .326 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 60 28 .682 --
Cubs 55 39 .585 8.0
Giants 50 36 .581 9.0
Reds 47 44 .516 14.5
Superbas 41 44 .482 17.5
Beaneaters 36 48 .429 22.0
Cardinals 33 57 .367 28.0
Phillies 31 57 .352 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Patsy Donovan 3
1 John Farrell 3
1 Bucky Veil 3
4 John Anderson 2
4 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ginger Beaumont 2
1 Johnny Kling 2
1 Tommy Leach 2
4 John Anderson 1
4 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Green 1
1 George Magoon 1
1 Jack Slattery 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Wicker 0.75
2 Willie Sudhoff 0.60
3 Jack Harper 0.57
4 Rube Kisinger 0.45
5 Doc White 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Sudhoff 1
1 Bucky Veil 1
1 Doc White 1
1 Bob Wicker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Sudhoff 6
2 Rube Kisinger 5
3 Jack Harper 4
4 Bob Rhoads 3
4 Bob Wicker 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Bresnahan .359
2 Honus Wagner .355
3 Nap Lajoie .351
4 Fred Clarke .349
5 Ginger Beaumont .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 8
2 Charlie Hickman 7
3 Hobe Ferris 6
3 Sam Mertes 6
3 Socks Seybold 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Socks Seybold 64
2 Honus Wagner 63
3 Lave Cross 61
3 Charlie Hickman 61
5 2 tied 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Sheckard 42
2 Frank Chance 38
3 Honus Wagner 31
4 Sam Mertes 29
5 Ducky Holmes 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Donovan 1.74
2 Earl Moore 1.83
3 Barney Wolfe 1.99
4 Willie Sudhoff 2.03
5 Doc White 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 21
2 Rube Waddell 19
3 Cy Young 18
4 Christy Mathewson 17
5 Deacon Phillippe 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 247
2 Christy Mathewson 158
3 Bill Donovan 128
4 Cy Young 126
5 George Mullin 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
1 Bill Duggleby 2
1 Carl Lundgren 2
1 Joe McGinnity 2
1 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Gremminger .474
2 Patsy Dougherty .447
3 Bill Keister .435
4 Jimmy Barrett .431
5 John Farrell .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 3
1 Harry Steinfeldt 3
3 Charlie Hemphill 2
3 Nap Lajoie 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Keister 14
2 Lave Cross 13
2 Cozy Dolan 13
2 Jimmy Williams 13
5 Charlie Carr 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Beckley 7
1 Jimmy Burke 7
3 Jimmy Callahan 6
3 Frank Chance 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Donovan 0.33
2 Bob Wicker 0.90
3 Tom Hughes 1.04
3 Earl Moore 1.04
5 Willie Sudhoff 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Sudhoff 4
2 Noodles Hahn 3
2 Oscar Jones 3
2 Joe McGinnity 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 38
2 Christy Mathewson 29
3 Eddie Plank 20
4 Addie Joss 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Patsy Flaherty 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Casey Patten 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ginger Beaumont .396
2 Mike Donlin .393
3 Patsy Dougherty .393
4 Jake Beckley .386
5 Frank Chance .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Donlin 4
1 Buck Freeman 4
3 Charlie Hickman 3
3 Nap Lajoie 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cozy Dolan 23
1 Honus Wagner 23
3 Socks Seybold 22
4 Jimmy Williams 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Beckley 16
2 Frank Chance 15
3 Jimmy Burke 13
4 Mike Donlin 12
5 Ducky Holmes 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 0.66
2 Willie Sudhoff 1.47
3 Barney Wolfe 1.50
4 George Winter 1.60
5 Earl Moore 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Noodles Hahn 7
1 Joe McGinnity 7
1 Willie Sudhoff 7
4 Bill Donovan 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 86
2 Bill Donovan 47
2 Christy Mathewson 47
4 Cy Young 41
5 Jack Chesbro 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Lundgren 2
2 Jack Cronin 1
2 Clarence Currie 1
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .354
2 Fred Clarke .348
3 Honus Wagner .346
4 Ginger Beaumont .346
5 Charlie Hickman .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Freeman 13
2 Socks Seybold 12
3 Hobe Ferris 11
3 Charlie Hickman 11
5 Tommy Leach 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Freeman 108
2 Tommy Leach 106
3 Socks Seybold 104
4 Charlie Hickman 103
5 Lave Cross 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 55
2 Frank Chance 52
3 Jimmy Sheckard 51
4 Dave Fultz 50
4 Sammy Strang 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Bernhard 1.90
2 Earl Moore 1.99
3 Bill Donovan 2.11
4 Cy Young 2.13
5 Rube Waddell 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Waddell 34
2 Joe McGinnity 29
3 Cy Young 28
4 Eddie Plank 27
5 3 tied 25

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 367
2 Christy Mathewson 228
3 Bill Donovan 196
4 Cy Young 180
5 Togie Pittinger 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dinneen 2
1 Bill Duggleby 2
1 Sam Leever 2
1 Carl Lundgren 2
1 4 others tied 2